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Special Edition Build-off : Tripppler!
- Thread starter BioWeapon
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This morning's update. Took the heel extension off the neck that was previously added. Took me a good half hour with a saw, chisel, and a router and it doesn't look half bad!
Here's the before pic:
...and the after pic!
Not sure what clear-ish brittle glue was that was in there, but routing it out makes it smell like cotton candy
Now I have to decide whether I want to make a neck pocket template or chisel the outline and route... Hmmm
Here's the before pic:
...and the after pic!
Not sure what clear-ish brittle glue was that was in there, but routing it out makes it smell like cotton candy
Now I have to decide whether I want to make a neck pocket template or chisel the outline and route... Hmmm
Did somebody say tight neck pocket? Better stop now or the neighbours won't be too happy 
Better stop now or the neighbours won't be too happy
Looks like a 5-string Lakland headstock with one of the tuner holes missing.Did somebody say tight neck pocket?
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... Surprise! It's chambered now too! I got the pickup routing done earlier today and the body and reliefs cut out just now. Tried something new and cut out the body in one go with my scroll saw. There was just one part I got stuck at...
Turns out wood droops when you cut most of an outline
Anyways, the result:
One of the focuses I wanted for the build was to be relatively light and well balanced. Take a peek at the weights for the body core and the neck, almost the same at 0.67 and 0.71 kg each. That's around 1 lb 8 oz and 1 lb 9 oz each in freedom units.
I figure by the time I add a bridge, control plate, top, back and tuners, I shouldn't have any neck dive issues.
Turns out wood droops when you cut most of an outline
Anyways, the result:One of the focuses I wanted for the build was to be relatively light and well balanced. Take a peek at the weights for the body core and the neck, almost the same at 0.67 and 0.71 kg each. That's around 1 lb 8 oz and 1 lb 9 oz each in freedom units.
I figure by the time I add a bridge, control plate, top, back and tuners, I shouldn't have any neck dive issues.
Potential inspiration...
I could squeeze five or six jazz pickups in... But should I? At some point I have to think the strings will just get sucked down to the pickups
...you won't really know until you try...
...do it.....do it.....do it.....do it....do it.....do it..... do it............
...do it.....do it.....do it.....do it....do it.....do it..... do it............
...you won't really know until you try...
...do it.....do it.....do it.....do it....do it.....do it..... do it............
Well that settles it... Next build is a Bootsy clone
If you use EMG active pickups, there should be less magnetic pull... They're designed to be set as close to the strings as possible, IIRC.I could squeeze five or six jazz pickups in... But should I? At some point I have to think the strings will just get sucked down to the pickups
Why not? It worked for BootsyI could squeeze five or six jazz pickups in... But should I? At some point I have to think the strings will just get sucked down to the pickups
Jaco only needed two (pickups), sorry had to be said.
all of those pickups look like a blacktop runway to some cool tone destinations.. cheers man,looking forward to completion.
I have to figure with the tone he had it was all bridge pickup! Maybe he only needed one...
FWIW, I had a dual-P for a while and really loved the tone. It had the scoopy Jazz-bass thing going on with both pickups on, but retained the thickness you'd expect from a P. It was (is) an excellent pickup configuration. Mine was not reverse though, and I found the D and G strings on the bridge pickup to be excessively bright due to the proximity to the bridge. I think reverse-P arrangement is the right choice.
Hopefully everyone knows I was joking. I think this build looks super cool.
I was playing off the fact that whenever you post a fiver on Facebook someone invariably says "Jaco only needed four". Just a joke.
